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Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) - 0.
Deaths from Diarrhoea and Gastro-enteritis (under 2 years) - 1.
POPULATION.
The Registrar General's estimate of the population at the
middle of 1939 was 27370. This is taken as the population of the
District for the purpose of the calculation of the Birth-rate, while
the figure of 26380 is given as the estimate of the civilian population
for the calculation of the Death-rate and the incidence of notifiable
diseases. Whilst accepting these figures, I am of opinion that they
are too high.
BIRTHS.
The number registered in the district was 150, and the number
assigned to the district by the Registrar General 343, and this gives
a birth-rate of 14.0. The infantile mortality rate is calculated on
the number of births assigned to the district by the Registrar General.
The still-births during the year numbered 11, giving the rate of 38.0
per 1000 births, compared with 24.8 for 1938, and 48.6 for 1937.
DEATHS.
Table 2 shpws in detail the registered causes of death in
alphabetical order, their distribution in wards, and particulars of
the inward and outward transfers.
The number of deaths registered in the district was 239,
giving a crude death-rate of 8.05. The nett deaths numbered 220, giving
a rate (including institution population) of 8.30. Since the
preparation of the death-table, the Registrar General has assigned
221 deaths in the district, and this will give the uncorrected deathrate
of 9.4 per 1000. The correcting factor for age and sex distribution
is 0.98, and this gives a corrected death-rate for comparative purposes
of 9.2 per 1000.
The infantile mortality rate has fallen considerably being
40.0 per 1000 births, compared with 55.0 for 1938.
Affections of the Heart and Circulatory system continue to
be the principal cause of death. Cancer was again the cause of many
deaths in persons over the age of 45. There was only 1 death from
Infantile Diarrhoea during the year.
The deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis have increased. It is
interesting to compare the death-rate each year for the past ten years
from this cause.
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 i936 1937 1938 1939
0.21 0.47 0.39 0.57 0.61 0.54 0.53 0.45 0.17 0.34
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
The arrangements set out in previous reports relating to
the above continue to function satisfactorily.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
These were fully dealt with in the report of 1938, and this
year has seen no variation.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
Tables of inspections made and defects remedied through the
action of the Sanitary Inspectors will be found later in this report.